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Enrollment
408
Elementary
DISTRICT 366 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·QUINCY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262925006510
Jennings Elementary School
44 E LIBERTY ST, QUINCY, MI 49082 · (517) 639-9885 · Branch County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Michigan public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
150 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 93 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 15% larger than its 4th grade class (81).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
34.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
36.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Jennings Elementary School
Jennings Elementary School's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings Elementary School this school | 408 | 36.8% | 36.0% |
| Columbia Upper Elementary School BROOKLYN | 406 | 37.2% | 51.6% |
| Westwood Elementary School PORTLAND | 423 | 37.6% | 37.3% |
| Central School OWOSSO | 409 | 37.4% | 36.5% |
| Lee Elementary School MIDDLEVILLE | 398 | 34.7% | 56.3% |
| Hopkins Elementary School HOPKINS | 393 | 38.9% | 51.5% |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Jennings Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Branch County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #810 of 1,085 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #765 of 1,072 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #879 of 1,139 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 408 | #617 of 1,630 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #585 of 1,424 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.8% | #1,158 of 1,424 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.8% | #1,112 of 1,563 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #638 of 979 | #3 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
408
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 794
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 18.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 408 | 26.4 | 15.4:1 | 37% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 427 | 26.4 | 16.2:1 | 50% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 26.4 | 16.5:1 | 52% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 413 | 22 | 18.8:1 | 52% (213) |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 24.3 | 18.4:1 | 54% (240) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 21 | 22.6:1 | 57% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 538 | 27 | 19.9:1 | 54% (289) |
| 2000-01 | 701 | 38 | 18.4:1 | 28% (194) |
| 1990-91 | 794 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jennings Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (446 to 408); teachers up 9% (24.3 to 26.4).
About Jennings Elementary School
Jennings Elementary School runs as a mid-sized elementary school in QUINCY, Michigan. Enrollment totals 408 students across kindergarten through 5.
Quincy Community Schools runs Jennings Elementary School along with 2 other schools, enrolling 1,099 students in total.
A large majority of enrollment at Jennings Elementary School is White, at 90%. The rest of enrollment is 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Among Branch County residents, the White share is about 88%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 18%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jennings Elementary School is 15.4:1, based on 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Lunch program data show 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 58% average for public schools in Branch County, the school's rate is lower.
Jennings Elementary School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 12% of Michigan public elementary schools.
After accounting for student poverty, Jennings Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Michigan schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 36.0% is 14.0 points below the 50.0% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
The school is in Branch County, where median household income comes to about $63,724, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Branch County's 18 public schools enroll about 6,546 students and include Jennings Elementary School.
The closest school to Jennings Elementary School is Quincy High School, located about 0.2 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Jennings Elementary School. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Jennings Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (413) to 2024-25 (408). The ratio was 18.8:1 in 2020-21 and 15.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Branch County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,300
Census ACS
Median income
$63,724
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
6,546 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Quincy Community Schools
- Quincy High SchoolHigh · 346 students
- Quincy Middle SchoolMiddle · 345 students
Other schools in QUINCY
- Quincy High SchoolHigh · 346 students
- Quincy Middle SchoolMiddle · 345 students
Other Jennings Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Jennings Elementary. Jennings Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Jennings Elementary SchoolJennings, LA · 976 students
Nearby schools
- Quincy High School0.2 mi · 346
- Quincy Middle School0.2 mi · 345
- Jefferson Elementary School5.4 mi · 378
- Pansophia Academy6.0 mi · 514
- Larsen Elementary School6.5 mi · 463
- Coldwater High School6.8 mi · 981
Frequently asked questions
About Jennings Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jennings Elementary School?
Jennings Elementary School enrolls approximately 408 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Jennings Elementary School serve?
Jennings Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Jennings Elementary School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Jennings Elementary School.
How diverse is Jennings Elementary School?
Jennings Elementary School reports a student body of 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Jennings Elementary School?
Jennings Elementary School is overseen by Quincy Community Schools in Branch County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.